Quote from: PaulWinch again on May 27, 2017, 09:01:07 PMDid my first 5k park run today and managed to do it in 24.13, which I was happy with as I'd targeted 25 mins.That's a great time. Well done.
Did my first 5k park run today and managed to do it in 24.13, which I was happy with as I'd targeted 25 mins.
I've taken JC's advice and have upgrade to an TomTom Spark 3 Cardio - as a result I now have a spare Garmin Forerunner 10 that I'm happy to give to anyone looking for a basic running watch. It's very good for keeping an eye on your pace, tracking distance etc. The only thing that it doesn't do is measure your heart rate. DM me if interested.
Have you managed to pair some Bluetooth headphones with it yet?
Did my first HRM-tracked run on Sunday. What felt like a fairly steady run (and much slower than last weeks' negative splits 8km) was actually at 90% of my maximum heart rate - I reckon that's Zone 3?I did check TomTom's zones on the watch and they weren't quite correct (from what I've read) so I've adjusted them so "Fat burn" is in the 70%-80% range. I'm going to add some time on the stationary bike in Zone 2 to see how that goes as well. I don't think I can run slower and have it feel natural.
Hi CB if you're training in 70-80% zone you're in endurance mode and starting to burn glycogen rather than fat. At 90% effort you're getting up to an anaerobic workout and VO2 max levels zone 4 to 5 which means glycogen burn only. I suppose it depends how accurate you feel your HR monitor is? Wrist or chest?
Quote from: AV82EC on June 06, 2017, 12:12:12 PMHi CB if you're training in 70-80% zone you're in endurance mode and starting to burn glycogen rather than fat. At 90% effort you're getting up to an anaerobic workout and VO2 max levels zone 4 to 5 which means glycogen burn only. I suppose it depends how accurate you feel your HR monitor is? Wrist or chest?It's a wrist monitor. Should I aim for 60% to 70% then? Last night I found that it was much easier to stay in the 60% to 70% range on the indoor cycle
I've set up a Strava group called HeroesandVillains, if you request to join I'll let you in so you can share your swims, bikes, runs, hikes, paddles etc.